Advertising twine-holder.



P. H. CAZIER. ADVERTISING TWINE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 9. I915.

Patented June 20, 1916.

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PERRY H. CAZIER, OF NASHVILLE, MICHIGAN,

ASSIGNOR TO POS'IUlVI CEREAL 00.,

LIMITED, A PARTNERSHIP ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE-STATE OF MICHIGAN, OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.

ADVERTISING TWINE-HOLDER.

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Application filed November 9, 1915. Serial No. 60,528.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PERRY H. CAZIER, acitizen of the United States of America, residing at Nashville, in thecounty of Barry and State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Advertising Twinellolders; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled'in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to twine holders. And an object and purpose ofthe invention consists in the provision of a twine holder having amovable take-up device secured to which is a member having a flatsurface of considerable area on which may be imprinted an advertisementor the like, whereby with the movement of the take-up device attentionwill be called to the advertisement.

A further object of the invention consists in providing a constructionwhich can be made very economically at an extremely low cost to themanufacture, yet which will be efficient and durable, having few parts,none of which are liable to get out of order.

To these ends I have embodied my invention in the construction shown inthe accompanying drawing, in which;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete advertising twine holder.Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view; and Fig. ais a fragmentary detail view with parts in section illustrating thepivotal attachment of the take-up device to the frame of tho twineholder.

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the severalviews of the drawing.

In the construction of the twine holder a flat bar of metal is usedwhich is bent to form a vertical section or support 1 having at itslower and upper ends sections 2 and 3 extending at right angles from thevertical support. On the lower section a coneshaped ball of twine 4:wound upon a core 5 is detachably mounted. The upper section 3 has aloop 6 struck upwardly therefrom by means of which the device as a wholemay be suspended from any convenient support. Substantially midwaybetween the upper and lower ends of the support 1 a take-nip lever 7 ismounted having one end turned at right angles as shown at 8 and'theopposite end turning back upon itself as indicated at 9. An intermediateportion of the lever is bent inwardly at 10, this portion lying in closecontact with the support 1 and a shouldered rivet 11 passes through bothmembers to effect the pivotal connection of the lever to the support 1.The lever moves freelyupon the pivot and by reason of the weighted'endat 9 this end will naturally tend to seek the lowest level. Ihaveprovided a stop 12 in the shape of an open eye adjacent the lowerend of the support 1 against which the weighted end of the lever maystrike to prevent too far movement of the lever about its pivot. A thinflat disk 13 is secured to the lever 7 by screws 14: as shown. Ihe diskpreferably is of circular outline though it is not limited to anyparticular shape. Any desired advertising matter may be imprinted uponthe front side of the disk as will be readily apparent. A series ofopenings, three in number, are formed in the end of the section 3through which is threaded the twine 16 from the ball of twine 4. Thetwine is interwoven among the openings so that as it is drawn throughthere is some frictional resistance to the passage of the twine in thismanner making a simple yet effective.

tension. lhe twine leads to the lower end of the support 3 passingthrough an opening 17 therein, and then to the angularly bent end S ofthe upper lever 7 passing through the opening 18, being then carriedthrough the eye of the stop 12. lhe holes 19 shown in the lower section2 may be used to receive screws or the like in attaching the twineholder to any support underneath it if desired.

In withdrawing the twine from the twine holder the end of the twine 16is grasped and a pull exerted thereon, the first effect of which is torotate the lever 7 and its attached member 13 about the pivot 11bringing the opening 18 and the opening in the eye 12 in'alinementwhereupon the twine may be drawn directly through openings 17,18 and 12and as much withdrawn as desired. As soon as the twine is released thelever returns to" its normal position as shown in Fig. 1, elevating thatpart of the twine below the eye 12, taking it up and out of the way,while the tension through the openings 15 holds the twine from unwindingfrom the ball.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have provided anexceedingly simple yet effective twine holder andone in which themovable take-up lever may be utilized as a support for a comparativelylarge disk or likermember on which advertising may be imprinted. Theparts of the twine holder may be formed readily from flat metal, and atlow cost.

Slight modifications in structural detail maybe resorted; to withoutdeparting from my inventionwhich is defined'inthe' appended claims and,accordingly, I do not wish to be limited to the eXact specific structureshown..

I 1; In combination, a support formed from a flat bar of metal havingsections bent at right angles at the upper and lower ends of thesupport, a lever pivotally mounted betweenits ends on the support, saidlever being formed from a flat bar with one end bent at rightangles tothe body of the bar and the opposite end bent back upon'itself Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for live cents each, byaddressingthe"lcommissioner to! mum,

to provide a weight, means for supporting a quantity of twine, saidtwine threading through the upper section, the lower end of the supportand the angularly bent end of the lever, an eye positioned at the lowerend of the support through which the twine leads, and afiat memberattached to the lever, substantially as described. e

2. In combination, a vertical support provided with an opening adjacentits lower end, a lever formed from a flat bar pivotally mounted on thesupport, one end of said lever being bent at right angles to the body ofthe bar and having an opening therein and the other end bent back uponitself to provide a weight, whereby when twine is threaded through saidopenings in the support and lever and a pull is exerted on the twinethelever will be rotated about its pivot, and a disk detachably secured tothe lever and movable therewith, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

' P RRY: H. oilzinn.

Washington, D. G.

